A critique of prevailing approaches to nutrient risk analysis pertaining to food supplements with specific reference to the European Union

Toxicology

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-26

  Verkerk, Robert H J ^a   Hickey, Stephen ^b  

^a The Atrium   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food supplements; Mineral; Model; Nutrient risk assessment; Risk management; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; BORON; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FLUORIDE; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; SODIUM; THIAMINE; VANADIUM; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SAFETY; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78149414254     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

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